Austerity
DW News: German welfare state ‘can no longer be financed’ — Merz
The shift from welfare state to warfare state is in full motion. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Geopolitics
Jurgen Mackert – As Gaza becomes a death camp, German complicity reveals the West’s racist ‘biopolitics’
German official politics is based on the belief that Israelis are worthy of life and Palestinians are not. Jurgen Mackert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a temporary Professor […]
EU politics
The German Question and Europe’s Future – Interview w/ Wolfgang Streeck
Walden Bello speaks to Wolfgang Streeck about German politics and society. Wolfgang Streeck is director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. Walden Bello is a columnist for Foreign Policy […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Jackson Hole 2025: monetary policy, demography and productivity
Central banks don’t really control inflation. Their real purpose is to protect financial assets at the expense of workers’ wages. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from […]
Geopolitics
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos – Nord Stream explosions linked to Ukraine military but no one cares
The biggest maritime environmental disaster in post-world war European history and the establishment continue to look the other way, because it’s politically expedient. Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is the Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft. Cross-posted from […]
Geopolitics
David Jamieson – Donald Trump Is Exploiting Europe’s Weakness
‘Talks over the Ukraine war show that Donald Trump thinks both the US and Russia can end up as winners. Europe is being made to pay the price, as its leaders accept their role as […]
Geopolitics
Carmen Navas Reyes – The Monsters of the Global Crisis Interregnum
Interestingly, a “BRICS People’s Council” has been established. Alternatives to fading Western hegemony are growing. Article produced by Globetrotter. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
The Alternative – Interview w/ Zarah Sultana
One of the leaders of the yet-to-be named new left party in the UK, Zarah Sultana MP explains her politics. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Netanyahu is on a mission to seize the Middle East. Will anyone stop him?
Neither international law nor the Western powers will lift a finger to stop Netanyahu’s messianic pursuit of Middle Eastern land. Only the Palestinians and global public opinion stand in his way. David Hearst is co-founder […]
Climate Crisis
José Manuel Cabrero, César Martín-Gómez, Rayder W.L. Laura – The ravaging of Spain’s rural economy has created the conditions for wildfire destruction
Wildfires must be stopped before they happen, and the best way to do that is to end the abandonment of Spain’s rural areas to ensure forests are kept ‘clean’. José Manuel Cabrero is a professor […]